This maintenance order you are refering to was fabricated after phone calls began flooding DOT offices way back in the early 1980's. Our local DOT
knows nothing of this. "We change the signs when they get faded or destroyed, period. This dating thing is nothing we have done in the past."
This comes from a 37 year DOT employee retired who worked with the signs. He also told us that the supervisors put the markers on and he had no idea
they were for dating signs. (And of course, they are NOT.)
The original markers in Michigan had no printed dates or inventory markings for what is described in the guide book. The explanations for them back
then were lies, and it is no wonder that they are continuing to lie about it and fabricate documents to cover their butts. As I stated before I have
the 3M warranty agreements for DOT road signs and it only covers the sheeting. The date sticker according to the DOT is for installation records for
this warranty. The three page warranty sheet mentions nothing of afixing a "highly reflective" date marker on the back of the signs as proof of
installation. They change roads signs here in Michigan at the drop of a hat.
By the way, the tacmars are NOT everywhere as you have attested to. Who do you work for?
[edit on 22-10-2004 by Carrierwave]



